The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing a public Workshop entitled “Complex Issues in Developing Drug and Biological Products for Rare Diseases”
The purpose of the workshop is to discuss complex issues in clinical trials for developing drug and biological products (“drugs”) for rare diseases, including endpoint development and selection, use of surrogate endpoints and the accelerated approval pathway, clinical trial design, conduct and analysis, safety considerations, and dose selections; and to discuss ways to encourage and accelerate the development of new therapies for pediatric rare diseases. FDA is seeking input on these topics from academic, clinical, and treating communities; patients and advocacy groups; industry; and government agencies.